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Beta diversity and knowledge gaps of Colombia’s dry forests: implications for their conservation

Caldasia, 2019
On a continental scale, Neotropical dry forests exhibit high plant beta diversity, forming twelve unique floristic provinces. Conserving this diversity requires plans to protect areas in each province, based on an understanding of their particular ...
Gustavo H. Kattan, Camilo E. Sánchez, Catalina Vélez, Laura Ramírez, Marcela Celis   +4 more
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Frugivory by Elaenia flycatchers

, 1998
Quarenta conteúdos estomacais de sete espécies de Elaenia (Tyrannidae) foram analisados em relaçao ao volume de frutos e em relaçao ao tipo de ítem alimentar. A porcentagem média de frutos nos estomagos foi de 91 %. nao hayendo diferenças entre as espécies, nem entre as estaçoes seca e chuyosa.
Marini, M. Â., Cavalcanti, R. B.
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Sacred fig trees promote frugivore visitation and tree seedling abundance in South India [PDF]

, 2012
While sacred groves (forest fragments protected for religious reasons) are widely acknowledged to have a beneficial effect on biodiversity conservation, the ecological benefits of individual sacred trees remain unknown.
Caughlin, Timothy T, Ganesh, T, Lowman, Margaret D   +2 more
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Plant food resources exploited by Blue-and-Yellow Macaws (Ara ararauna, Linnaeus 1758) at an urban area in Central Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology
In this study, we described the food plants available to Blue-and-Yellow Macaws (Ara ararauna), its feeding habits and the relationship between these parameters with feeding niche breadth.
AA. Santos, J. Ragusa-Netto
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Anthropogenic disturbances simplify frugivory interactions in Amazonia

Oikos
Frugivory interactions are essential ecological processes for the regeneration of tropical forests, ensuring ecosystem resilience following disturbances. However, little is known about how frugivory interactions are shaped by anthropogenic disturbances, especially in Amazonia – one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth.
Rossi, Liana Chesini, Emer, Carine, Lees, Alexander Charles, Berenguer, Erika, Barlow, Jos, Ferreira, Joice, França, Filipe M, Ramos, Yan Gabriel, Tavares, Paulo, Aurelio Pizo, Marco   +9 more
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Odnosi između biljaka i sredozemnih guštera [PDF]

, 1999
Different kinds of interactions between lizards and plants in the Mediterranean basin have been described. Lizards have shown to »use« plants as a refuge against predators, as a foraging site, as a thermal microhabitat or as a food resource.
Anna Traveset, Valentin Pérez-Mellado
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Effect of tree size attributes on fruit production and animal-mediated seed dispersal web in Melia azedarach L. (Chinaberry) in north-west Himalaya, India

Folia Oecologica
Insights into the relationships between tree species and their potential seed dispersers in a specific region are vital for determining spatial distribution and population dynamics that rely solely on natural regeneration. Several factors influence fruit
Sukumaran Arun, Sasidharan Sarath, Khanduri Vinod Prasad, Suraj, Rawat Shweta, Chand Vaisakhy Prem   +5 more
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Abundance of the bat Sturnira lilium (Phyllostomidae) in relation Solanum mauritianum (Solanaceae) diaspores in an Atlantic Forest fragment of southern Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Frugivore bats are important seed dispersers in forests and their abundance are associated with the presence of zoochoric plants. In this context, the aim of our study was to investigate the association of the frugivore bat S.
DENYELLE HENNAYRA CORÁ, FERNANDA W. OLIVEIRA, LUAN MARCOS V. LAZZAROTTO, DAVID L. BIASSI, RONEI BALDISSERA, ADRIANO D. DE OLIVEIRA, DANIEL GALIANO   +6 more
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Taxa e velocidade de germinação de sementes de Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Cecropiaceae) ingeridas por Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) = Germination rate and velocity of seeds of Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Cecropiaceae) eaten by Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2007
O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar se o morcego frugívoro Artibeus lituratus pode ser considerado indutor na germinação de sementes de Cecropia pachystachya, sendo avaliadas a taxa e a velocidade de germinação das sementes em diferentes condições ...
Ricardo Anghinoni Bocchese, Ademir Kleber Morbeck de Oliveira, Eliane Cristine Vicente   +2 more
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Color and odor of artificial fruit used to signal potential dispersers in the Atlantic forest in Brazil

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2012
Fruit color and odor are the main features regulating the rate of fruit predation and dispersal. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of odor and color on fruit predators and dispersers.
Aliny Oliveira Barcelos, Clayton Perônico, Frederico Jacob Eutrópio   +2 more
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